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Who is Dave?

David L Norris was born October 2, 1976, in Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A. I attended Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS). I attended Northwest High School and completed the 4 year vocational electronics program. I also studied electronics technology, communications speciality, at Ivy Tech State College.

I develop software for fun and profit. Professionally, I develop web application services utilizing Free Software components. Some of my free time is spent working on various Free Software projects. Being seen as a “computer person” I often find myself advocating the use of Free Software and Free Multimedia Content. I don’t use, advocate or really even condone the use of most Microsoft, Apple or other proprietary technologies. (So, no, I can’t fix your Windows system. Sorry. I can recommend some good alternatives, though.)

I am a licensed amateur “ham” radio operator and have held a US Amateur Extra operator’s license since 1995, issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). My station callsign is KG9AE. I participate in a number of amateur radio volunteer activities such as the Tour De Cure, Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Parade, and other local events helping to provide event communications. Otherwise, I primarily operate on high frequency bands.

Personal Interests

Computers

I own a number of computers. I enjoy programming, scripting and semantic markup languages. I have spent a good deal of time learning about computers over the years. With the proper perspective one can use a computer to help solve nearly any problem. We all have so far to go in understanding the true potential of these tools.

Weather Stuff

I have a Peet Bros Ultimeter 2000 weather station. I have the optional heated anemometer, Pro rain gauge, and outdoor temp/humidity sensors. My station is transmitting 5 minute average and total weather reports over the APRS packet radio network on 144.390 MHz FM.

At some point I plan to write daemon software in ANSI C to retrieve, log, and serve data from the weather station. I am currently using PERL scripts written by Jonathan Bradshaw.

Space Anything

I am interested in space exploration, population, and research. I spend a bit of my free time roaming the Internet reading space related articles. I am particularly interested in Mars research. I am even more interested to learn more about the theories of the planet Aster. If you know of any information sources regarding Aster then please direct an e-mail message to me.

Of course, I have seen every Star Trek episode imaginable. You've gotta dream a little. Yes folks, the photo to the right is an official geek badge. It is the one, the only, the Star Trek communicator badge. And, it most definitely makes the cool little 60's sci-fi, Star Trek communicator beeps when you tap it.

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Last edited on Friday, January 26th, 2001, 18:33:00 UTC.